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William Styron (short story)
Susanna Styron (screenplay) ...
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23 September 1998 (USA) more
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In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery... more | add synopsis
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Legacy of the past more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Sheen | ... | Narrator (voice) |
 | John Franklin Sawyer | ... | Shadrach |
| Scott Terra | ... | Paul |
| Ginnie Randall | ... | Virginia |
| Darrell Larson | ... | Father |
| Deborah Hedwall | ... | Mother |
 | Jonathan Parks Jordan | ... | Middle Mole |
| Erin Underwood | ... | Lucinda |
| Alice Rogers | ... | Cloris |
 | Monica Bugajski | ... | Edmonia |
| Daniel Treat | ... | Little Mole |
 | Andie MacDowell | ... | Trixie |
 | Michael Ruff | ... | Smut |
 | Muse Watson | ... | Captain |
| Doug Chancey | ... | Dock Worker |
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Rated PG-13 for language and brief sexuality.
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89 min | France:98 min
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The name Shadrach is Biblical, and comes from the Book of Daniel. Shadrach, along with Meshach and Abednego was one of the three men of God who were put into a fiery furnace, but who came out unscathed, because the Lord had protected them. They had been put in there by Nebuchadnezzer, the King of Babylon, when they refused to bow to an idol. (Daniel 3:1-29) more
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Anachronisms: The pickup truck on the ferry with them was newer than 1936. more
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The Fire Brigade more
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Scott Terra is one of my favorites. This movie here is a very good one, and he plays a substantial role. The story is fairly simple, but it is the fine cast and the cultural burden of how to deal with an old slave that adds a sincere message to the plot. Harvey Keitel plays - apart from Scott - a significant character. The messages of doing the right thing, of confronting the legacy of our cultural past and of dealing with death and the brittleness of life, mingled with the many calm and quiet sequences of the movie, make it a valuable example of emotional and sophisticated film-making. Scott is in the center, and he comes to experience both the tragedies and the magical moments of life, symbolized by the events of one summer's experiences.